Modeling and Simulation

DCS has extensive experience in modeling and simulation (M&S) of aircraft, missile and combat vehicles down to the component level. Many of the models we develop are for conceptual designs to support trade-off analyses.

At Wright Patterson AFB and Eglin AFB, we examine ways to enhance weapons system performance using high-fidelity models. We model system aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance, navigation and control, warhead and fuzing, and other components separately, integrating each into a simulation framework to enable detailed analysis of the components and system trajectories in a synthetic environment replicating operational scenarios and conditions.

We develop, maintain, and operate simulation environments to support testing of F/A-18 A/B, C/D, and E/F systems and subsystems, to include validation of the Threat Signal Processor in the Loop simulations of surface-to-air missile fly-outs for aircraft survivability demonstrations at the Naval Air Warfare Center Advanced Weapons Lab at China Lake, CA.

We construct and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop and Human-in-the-Loop simulators and produce embedded, distributed/interactive, and web-based training systems

Mathematical and Scientific Modeling

DCS leads an international consortium of academic institutions providing support to the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to fulfill Army R&D goals in the areas of cognition and neuroergonomics. We provide statistical and mathematical modeling of electro-cortical activity and physiological electrical activity to identify patterns that are matched to behavioral and performance states.

DCS creates and solves complex mathematical models to help explain phenomena in experimental work, including using numerical approximations and statistical analysis of results. We perform operations research analysis on the Precision AirDrop program at AFRL RQQD.